Vettel inherited the lead from pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren, who led until a gearbox failure on lap 22 forced him to drop out. 'We benefited a little bit from Lewis' failure,' Vettel said. 'We had a very, very strong pace all weekend and a good start, which got us in the hunt.''

Vettel inherited the lead from pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton of McLaren, who led until a gearbox failure on lap 22 forced him to drop out. 'We benefited a little bit from Lewis' failure,' Vettel said. 'We had a very, very strong pace all weekend and a good start, which got us in the hunt.''

With a third-place finish in his Ferrari, Alonso is now 29 points ahead for the season, down from 37, with six races to go. Vettel is looking to join Juan-Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher as the only men to have won three straight F1 titles.

With a third-place finish in his Ferrari, Alonso is now 29 points ahead for the season, down from 37, with six races to go. Vettel is looking to join Juan-Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher as the only men to have won three straight F1 titles.

Schumacher, meanwhile, sits in 12th place for the season. He had to drop out Sunday after crashing heavily into the back of Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne, earning himself a 10 grid-place penalty for the next race, as he admitted the error and it was his second such offense this season.

Schumacher, meanwhile, sits in 12th place for the season. He had to drop out Sunday after crashing heavily into the back of Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne, earning himself a 10 grid-place penalty for the next race, as he admitted the error and it was his second such offense this season.

Singer Katy Perry signaling that the cars are noisy. Force India's Paul di Resta finished a career-best fourth ahead of Mercedes' Nico Rosberg. Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus was sixth, good enough to keep him in third place in the championship standings despite not having won a race.

Singer Katy Perry signaling that the cars are noisy. Force India's Paul di Resta finished a career-best fourth ahead of Mercedes' Nico Rosberg. Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus was sixth, good enough to keep him in third place in the championship standings despite not having won a race.